PvP is Player vs Player. PvP one on one in which both parts agree and are ready is called duels. The high pop-single faction pvp servers are a horrible error that the timeless isle fixed a bit. Hopefully the future for pvp servers is a constant timeless isle. The only failure on Blizzard parts was the pve vs pvp gear imbalance.
But let's be honest, the main protesters were low geared pve players that barely understood what was happening. They would have been equally annoyed for being stomped on by pvp geared players.
Haven't seen a lot of people claiming that it was a feat of skill. Most people would say that it was terribly fun though, more so because of the retarded whispers. And I do agree, it was great.